Inconstant


[in-kon-stuh nt] /ɪnˈkɒn stənt/

adjective
1.
not constant; changeable; fickle; variable:
an inconstant friend.
/ɪnˈkɒnstənt/
adjective
1.
not constant; variable
2.
fickle
adj.

c.1400, “fickle, not steadfast,” from Middle French inconstant (late 14c.), from Latin inconstantem (nominative inconstans) “changeable, fickle, capricious,” from in- “not, opposite of, without” (see in- (1)) + constantem (see constant). Related: Inconstantly.

inconstant in·con·stant (ĭn-kŏn’stənt)
adj.

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